More Than a Production: AATAT’s ‘Dreamgirls’
“When I say ‘AA,’ you say TAT!” The strong voice of Don Williams, founder of UC Santa Cruz’s African American Theater Arts Troupe (AATAT), can be heard from anywhere in the Theater Arts Center. In the mainstage, 20 students-members of AATAT, stand in a huddle,...
More Debt, Less Reward: Students with Multiple Concentrations at Risk of Losing Financial Aid
For Lucas Sanchez, a fourth-year UC Santa Cruz student, university is a place where he is able to access pathways to opportunity. “I wanted to have a real enhanced experience and try everything that is possible for me, and for me, that looked like pursuing...
Hundreds of Students Gather to Protest Against U.S. Imperialism
Editors’ Note: Sources mentioned in this article have been left anonymous or referred to by a preferred title for safety and privacy reasons. Some images have been digitally altered for the same reason. City on a Hill Press is committed to protecting the identities of...
Be Outraged for All Victims of ICE.
Editors’ Note: This piece contains information regarding gun violence, police brutality and ICE abductions. The day Renee Nicole Good was murdered by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, newsrooms pushed her name to the front pages. Headlines in bold block letters and videos about her death gained...
UC Santa Cruz spends $160,000 on Hiring Search for Top Administrator
UC Santa Cruz is spending $160,000 on finding a new Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor (CP/EVC), one of the most powerful roles in campus administration. In a letter to the campus community on Oct. 8, Chancellor Cynthia Larive announced that UCSC has, “retained the executive search...
Stepping into the Future Together: Celebrating MLK’s Legacy
“A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true,” said Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...
Labor Against ICE Panel: Students Say “Nobody is Immune”
Editors’ Note: Sources in this piece are identified under pseudonyms for privacy and safety reasons. “This is an all-out blatant attack on the people,” said Gianna Geary, core member of the UC Santa Cruz Women and Queers Against Tyranny and Capitalism Club. “Nobody is immune....
Santa Cruz City Council Votes 6-to-1 to Ban Flock
For over a year, cameras deployed across Santa Cruz County have scanned thousands of license plates. According to the city council, eight devices called Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) were added to the streets of Santa Cruz, providing police with the service of a 24-hour...
Are Cultures Just a Trend to You?
When I was little, my family visited my ah ma’s house almost every weekend. I loved the place; a green, flourishing garden right outside the front door perfectly complimented the interior. It was small and cozy, always wafting with the smell of burning incense and...
Community Left in the Dark Over Proposed Catalyst Demolition
Editor’s note: Some sources have been named only by their first name for privacy reasons. The Catalyst, a historic music venue and community space that has served Santa Cruz since the 1960s, has hosted notable bands from Nirvana and Pearl Jam to Tina Turner and...